Sally Magnusson

Sally was born in Glasgow, studied English at Edinburgh University and began her journalistic career as a journalist on The Scotsman. She joined BBC Scotland to present current affairs programmes and went on to present Sixty Minutes, the BBC's successor to Nationwide, for network television. As a reporter she has covered the General Elections in 1997, 2001 and 2005, the funeral of Princess Diana and the opening of the new Scottish Parliament. She has won two Royal Television Society awards and a Scottish BAFTA, and in 2007 the Institute of Contemporary Scotland awarded her a place in the Scottish Academy of Merit for services to the media. Away from the news Sally has presented Woman's Hour and Night Waves, and is the author of several books.

What she offers you

As a speaker Sally specialises in delivering hilarious talks about juggling her life as a busy broadcaster and mother of five. She is highly experienced as a conference chair and talks knowledgeably on subjects as diverse as banking, energy and science.

How she presents

Highly professional and well used to the pressures of live television, Sally is an excellent host and speaker relaxed, eloquent and always well prepared.

Languages

She presents in English.

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• Host and Awards
• After Dinner
• Current Affairs

• 2010
  Life of Pee: The Story of How Urine Got Everywhere
• 2005
  Dreaming of Iceland
• 2005
  Glorious Things
• 2000
  Family Life